Personal Narratives
Writers use this technique to engage the reader by describing sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and textures.
Sensory Detail/Imagery
She is the narrator of the novel, known for her tomboyish nature and curiosity.
Scout Finch
This rhetorical appeal relies on logic, facts, and evidence to persuade the audience.
Logos
A comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."
Simile
In a personal narrative, this person is almost always the protagonist and narrator.
The Author
The story takes place in this fictional, tired old town in Alabama during the Great Depression.
Maycomb
When a speaker tries to provoke an emotional response (like pity, anger, or fear) from the audience, they are using this appeal.
Pathos
A direct comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as."
Metaphor
What would be a way to write "it was hot" as "showing" rather than "telling?"
(answers may vary)
Atticus Finch delivers the famous line: "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his ______."
Point of View/Skin
This appeal is based on the credibility, character, or authority of the speaker.
Ethos
Giving human qualities or characteristics to non-human objects or ideas.
Personification
This term refers to the sequence of events in a story, often visualized as a pyramid including the rising action, climax, and falling action.
Narrative Arc
This reclusive neighbor leaves gifts in the knothole of a tree and eventually saves the children's lives.
Boo Radley
Those sad commercials for dog shelters use this appeal.
Pathos
While "Denotation" is the dictionary definition, this term refers to the emotional feeling or social association a word carries.
Connotation
Effective personal narratives usually end with this—a look back at what the writer learned or how they changed.
Personal Reflection
The trial of this character creates the central conflict of the novel, exposing the town's prejudice.
Tom Robinson
Atticus uses this appeal when he explicitly reviews the lack of medical evidence against Tom Robinson during the trial.
Logos
This refers to the specific word choices a writer uses to effectively convey an idea or establish a voice.
Diction